The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-08-10

Carney. The Brooklynite is now in train
ing near Lake Hopatcong. in New Jersey,
and already begins to feelwell.
If Kingston and Dunbosne were to come
together at weight for age, q mile aad a
half, il would be contest worth going
many miles to see. The chances are that
the Jennings colt would win: He is
speedy and game, and Of the improving
kind.
Buffalo Courier: The insiders say that
the talk about Harry Wilkes being sick at
Cleveland was all moonshine; that he was
sick only after the finish of the race
lost to Patron; that what broke his heart
was the youngsters taking hin to the half
in l :06.
1t is suggested in the East that Henry
Bergh take some action in the case of that
grand old veteran, Barnum. 1t is an ex-
IRENE case of cruelty 10 run the old horse
day in and day out, aud in all sorts of
weather. His owner is mercenary with
out reason.
The speedy two-year-old colt Bloodhound,
by Miser-Ad a Stagg, died in Chicago last
week from lung fever. He was owned by
trill sale for S., 500. Bloodhound was very
promising colt. He only started five
times, winning three of his races.
n
having been trotted on the track at Detroit
last Sunday during his absence, and quite
right. If Mr.. Campau gees on as he has
begun he is going to do world towards
raising trotting to its proper level in the
world of sport.
An old cavalrym3n says that a horse
will never step on a man intentionally,
and cavalrymen are instructed to lie down
and keep perfectly still If they are dis
mounted. If so, the rest of the company
will pass over without touching him. A
horse notices where he is going, and looks
out for firm footing.
The Buffalo Association is hunting for a
special and Harry Wilkes, Patron and
Belle Hamlin to go for 1t. Fuller pro-
posed s., 500-a-corner race with a s., 900
added purse. The race wasn't made. 1t is
hardly likely that Patron will start again
until the Hartford meeting. Then he will
go for the 1000 purse.
w. Boyd Page, the representative Ameri-
can Jumper, tied with Kelly at Marlow,
Iceland, Tuesday last, at SIX feet one and
half inches, and, on Kielly's refusal to go
on, claimeu the Irish championship. Page
took the American championship on May
80 with six feet two and one-sixteenth
inches at the games of the Brooklyn 9TH
letic club.
A mixed American cricket eleven, pro-
fessionsl and amateur, will start from New
York in November to play a series of
matches in Australia. The professionals
will be: Harry Tyers of the Manhattan,
Matthew Burroughs of the st. Georges
George Lane and Bromhead of Philadel-
phia and Butler Of Staten Island. The
amateurs will probably include the New
hall brothers of Philadelphia, Scott broth
ers, ]. I. Thayer and A. Patterson.
The defeat of Hanover the great son of
Hindoo, by Mr.. Withers Laggard was in
deed sad blow to Frank McCsbe, the
trainer of the Dryers stable. While Ire
mont was in condition Frank would never
az acknowledge that the heretofore unbeaten
son of Hindoo was equal to the record
made by the great black colt, but when
| fremont broke down Frank pinned his
faith TO Hanover, whose great record has
sstonished many an old veteran, and IL
| McCabe had not been in the minority on
Saturday last Hanover would still be I'M
beaten.
Ducan @. Ross, who was beaten lately by
John McDougall, is out with the following:
New YORK, August l, 1SS7.-John Nc
| Dougall, ESQ, Boston Caledonian Club
SIR: l hereby challenge you to meet me
in hammer.throwiDg competition for a
stake OF $3.50 to 81. 900 side, the hammers
| to be thrown to weigh II, 16 and 81 pounds,
As go West in September 1 respectfully
ask that you meet me in the month of
August. The match to be decided at New
| York on the Polo grounds, or Manhattan
Athletic club grounds. Or, if you cannot
rise stake will throw hammers against
you, same weights and conditions (Caledo-
! MAN rules, for purse offered by the Bos-
ton Caledonlan club, il that club will fur
nish the purse. Any reply to this should
be directed to the Sporting Times" SO
and IS PARK row, New York the editor OF
which paper will suit me for final stake
holder. Very respectfully,
DUcAN c. Ross.
Ike Weir, the Belfast Spider, while in
Court street, Boston. Saturday night, saw
two young West End toUghs assault an old
colored woman in front of a saloon. de
followed the old lady and offered her fifty
cents to go back and slap her assailants
IN the lace. She eagerly accepted the offel
and did as requested. On her return the
Spider gave her twenty-five cents more, and
then sailed into the old lady's prosecutors
By this time large crowd had collected
and viewed the battle with the most in
tense relish. Tie two young men with
banged hair who assaulted the old woman
very soon had banged noses and other ia
cial decorations. Just as the battle wa
waxing furious, two policemen called time
4 and two of the belligerents-Weir and one
james Elwell-wers escorted to the polic(
station. Later in the evening Weir's faith
er-in-law bailed him out.